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The Hampden District Attorney's Office will unveil evidence in the Holly Piirainen homicide case on Wednesday as it approaches the 30th anniversary of her death.

Auburn firefighters were battling a car blaze on I-395 between mile markers 10.4 and 10.6 just before the evening rush hour on Tuesday, Jan. 31, the fire department tweeted. The car was in the breakdown car, but fire crews had trucks blocking the right lane of traffic on the interstate as they put it out.

A weekend of violence here in western Massachusetts has left many in our area shaken up. And Monday night, 22News heard concerns from the local community.

WORCESTER, Mass. - Fifteen Assumption University students are getting hands-on training at Saint Vincent Hospital. It is part of a first of its kind partnership, where nursing students are already tending to patients through the dedicated education unit. The 12-week program gives students a real-life look at nursing. The students...

The Sturbridge Police Department along with the Massachusetts State Police have located a person who was possibly suicidal and armed.

Below-normal snow totals and above-normal temperatures have so far offered a very different winter season in 2023. But the start of February will remind everyone in New England just how cold it can get. Friday and Saturday are expected to be “dangerously cold” as a frigid air mass reaches New...

Newly proposed legislation in Massachusetts would grant early release to prison inmates who donate organs or bone marrow. If enacted, the bill would shorten sentences by up to one year for qualified incarcerated individuals “on the condition that the incarcerated individual has donated bone marrow or organ(s),” the proposed legislation reads.

BOSTON — Massachusetts is in for a wake-up call later this week when an arctic blast surges into the region with freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills. The brutally cold air is expected to arrive late in the week, bringing a potential temperature drop that could reach below zero.

Couples looking to tie the knot in Worcester may want to consider eloping. According to the latest report from the data and finance experts at WalletHub, Worcester is in the top 10 worst cities in the U.S. to get married. The report -- 2023's Best Places to Get Married --...

Auburn Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Auburn, Alabama, United States, and combines traditional mall shopping with village streetscape shopping. The mall has a gross leasable area of 527,000 square feet (49,000 m2). The two main department stores, Belk and Dillard's, are supplemented by more than 50 specialty...

MASSACHUSETTS - Massachusetts has some great thrift stores if you're looking for a bargain. Check out The Thrift Shop of Boston, Cape Abilities in Hyannis, and the Garment District in Cambridge. In West Yarmouth, check out Wicked Thrift.

Additional Federal funding for the state's food assistance programs will end Wednesday.

Bitter cold weather is in the forecast for Massachusetts this weekend and the subject of energy usage came up on "Slater and Marjo In The Morning" on Tuesday. Friday night's low temperature is forecasted to be around 10 below zero with windy conditions to boot. February is essentially here and although we've had a rather mild winter, this cold snap is not supposed to last more than two days.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has published an updated roadway safety plan to identify key needs and help direct funding to improvements that reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. MassDOT developed the 2023 Strategic Highway Safety Plan for Massachusetts in cooperation with a range of federal, state,...

Yet another slew of planned Bed Bath & Beyond store closures was announced, including multiple stores in Massachusetts. The struggling company announced the upcoming closures on Monday, Jan. 30, following a list of 62 store shutdowns announced earlier this month. The soon-to-shutter Massachusetts spots are:. 230 Fortune Boulevard in Milford.

WORCESTER, Mass. - More than half a million Massachusetts residents get their water from a private well, but some state lawmakers are concerned about what else might be flowing through their faucets. State Sen. Jamie Eldridge (D-Middlesex/Worcester) has introduced legislation that would allow the Department of Environmental Protection to set...

BOSTON — A pair of Powerball tickets that won big prizes in Monday evening’s drawing were purchased at stores in Massachusetts. The winning numbers in the drawing of the latest Powerball game were: 01-04-12-36-49, Powerball: 5, Power Play: 2. No one in Massachusetts won the estimated $613 million...

WORCESTER — Dozens of people gathered Monday night at City Hall to hold a vigil honoring Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was fatally beaten by police in Memphis, Tennessee, and called for more action to address police brutality. "Continue that fight so we can be a better city, a better commonwealth, a...

The son of missing Ware man Jeffrey Allard – who police said was last seen walking out of Marlborough Hospital the morning of Jan. 22 and has not been seen since – told MassLive he believes his father’s alleged history of mental health-related illness could be part of the reason he’s missing.

Lindsay Clancy is recovering from an alleged attempt to take her own life as she faces charges for the alleged attacks on her three young children in Duxbury, Massachusetts.